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The St. Charles Rangers updated their wordmark a bit, giving it a drop shadow like that of the North Stars or New York Rangers.
The Rangers new jerseys change the striping to a more traditional style and use the new wordmark and numbers in the same style. "Rangers" is now diagonal on both jerseys, replacing the town name on the road. Other changes include pant stripes and changing the gloves to solid black.
St. Charles also added their shield logo to center ice at the Winona County Fairgrounds.
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The Red Wing Chiefs made a minor update to their logo, adding details to the crossed tomahawks. They also introduced a secondary logo which is just the tomahawks on their own.
The Chiefs new uniforms use the standalone tomahawk logo on the front and opt to keep the traditional two stripes Red Wing has used since their founding. However, they did mix things up a bit by using white shoulders on their home red uniform for the first time ever. The road jersey is inverse with red shoulders on a white base.
The updated tomahawks logo replaces the old version at center ice.
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The script is back in St. Paul! Fans have been asking for years and the team finally listened as the Saints bring back the script St. Paul with Saints in the tail. The new script is a cleaned up version of the one the team used from 1945-77 which includes a green outline when on a light background. The StP roundel isn't going anywhere though, as it will remain just as a secondary.
Bringing back the script also bring about new uniforms, bringing an end to the "Little Italy" era as fans jokingly called their previous uniforms for looking so similar to Italy. Their new set is heavily inspired by their longstanding uniforms that were more or less unchanged for over 30 years. The home jersey makes some changes in the striping and keeps the shoulders green, but the road jersey is almost a direct replica of their old look with their new script.
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Waseca came out with a new roundel logo displaying their Bluegill surrounded by the team name. This was a welcome change for many Gills fans who preferred the fish logo to the W. Both the Bluegill on its own and the old W will remain as secondary logos.
The Gills decided to keep their striping the same on their new set, though they do change the shoulders at home to white. The new roundel replaces the text on the front of the jerseys and the W is added to the shoulders. A white stripe is also added to the sides of the pants.
Waseca also tweaked their center ice design to include the Bluegill inside a smaller circle at center.
That completes our identity changes for the offseason, tomorrow we will finish it off with the expansion teams!
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The script is back in St. Paul! Fans have been asking for years and the team finally listened as the Saints bring back the script St. Paul with Saints in the tail. The new script is a cleaned up version of the one the team used from 1945-77 which includes a green outline when on a light background. The StP roundel isn't going anywhere though, as it will remain just as a secondary.
Bringing back the script also bring about new uniforms, bringing an end to the "Little Italy" era as fans jokingly called their previous uniforms for looking so similar to Italy. Their new set is heavily inspired by their longstanding uniforms that were more or less unchanged for over 30 years. The home jersey makes some changes in the striping and keeps the shoulders green, but the road jersey is almost a direct replica of their old look with their new script.
Any word on if the roster will be allowed for more than Athletics Club members? I've been to some Saints games last season and that was a big topic. And at the bars, there may or may not have been some fistfights fueled by liquid courage.
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Any word on if the roster will be allowed for more than Athletics Club members? I've been to some Saints games last season and that was a big topic. And at the bars, there may or may not have been some fistfights fueled by liquid courage.
As of right now the Saints have remained firm on their St. Paul Athletic Club members only rule, and with the way they have been playing the past few years I don't see them making any changes anytime soon.
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Expansion Teams
We will begin our 1988 Expansion with the teams joining the newly formed Itasca Hockey Association.
Park Rapids is a town in north central Minnesota with a population of just under 3,000. Park Rapids is near the geographic center of their new league, about equal distance to both Detroit Lakes and Bemidji. They will play their home games at 800 seat Park Rapids Community Center.
They will be called the "Hooks" in reference to Fishhook Lake which is in Park Rapids, as well as the fishing culture of the area. Their logo is a roundel with crossed fish hooks inside and the town name surrounding. The Hooks will wear a simple blue and white color scheme.
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Perham is a town of about 2,200 found between Wadena and Pelican Rapids and will be the other city to join the IHA. They will play their home games at newly built Perham Ice Arena which can seat 500.
The team will be called the "Turtles" in honor of the towns famous annual "Turtle Fest" which began in 1979 and is most well known for their International Turtle Races which have brought people from all over the world to race their Turtles. Most of the turtles in these races are the local Painted Turtle which the team decided to use as their logo. Their primary logo is a roundel with the team name surrounding a painted turtle viewed from above. The Turtles official colors are Forest Green, Painted Orange, and Sand.
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And here is your inaugural Itasca Hockey Association.
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Next up we'll finish off the Central Hockey Association.
Benson is a town of over 3,300 in western Minnesota. They are bound to have a rivalry with Morris due to their geographic relation. The Hoppers will play their home games at the Benson Civic Center which can seat 500.
They'll be called the "Hoppers", becoming the first team in the MAHL to be named after an insect, named after the Grasshopper. The name was picked in reference to the Grasshopper Plague of 1876 that wreaked havoc on the early settlers of the town. Their logo is a simple B for Benson in the team colors of kelly green, black, and white.
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